Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

A Harry Potter Play

Publishers Lunch

JK Rowlingannounced
on Twitter that she has written a play -- Harry Potter and Cursed Child -- that
will open in London's West End next summer. She calls it "a
collaboration" with writer Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany, along
with singer-songwriter Imogen Heap. Tickets will go on sale this fall, and the
production will be stated at the Palace Theatre. The theater's website says the
play "will explore the backstory leading up to Harry's parents untimely
death at the hands of Lord Voldemort."

Rowling writes, "I've had countless offers to extend Harry's story over
the years, but Jack, John and Sonia Friedman are a dream team!" Saying
"it is not a prequel" but rather an "untold part of Harry's
story," Rowling tells fans: "Why isn't #CursedChild a new novel? I am
confident that when audiences see the play they will agree that it was the only
proper medium for the story.And on Flavorwire: